El Nido homes to get solar power system from Acciona-Ayala partnership

SPANISH Infrastructure firm Acciona, through its foundation acciona.org, has partnered with Ayala Foundation for a project that will provide renewable energy supply to 100 households in El Nido, Palawan. 

“Under this program, more than 100 households in Barangay Sibaltan in El Nido, Palawan, will receive third-generation domestic solar-powered systems that provide more than eight hours of electrical light every day at zero emissions,” the Acciona said in a press release on Tuesday.  

Preliminary onsite work is ongoing to verify the technical and social feasibility of the project, it said. 

Meetings with El Nido’s local government and communities are also underway.

The project, the company said, can help the area have a more sustainable power source, especially after the impact of typhoon Odette, internationally known as Rai, which struck central and southern parts of the Philippines in December. — Marielle C. Lucenio